This is the second of a three part articles series on ethical issues related to the jewelery industry. Part 1 examined the global context and problems, ethical as well as ecological, related to the mining of precious stones. This present…
A federal jury on Monday found that the U.S. unit of Swiss drug maker Novartis AG engaged in a "pattern or practice" of discrimination against its female employees. In its fifth day of deliberations, the jury of four men and…
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has reduced carbon dioxide emissions at major U.S. facilities by 31 percent, on a revenue-adjusted basis, since 2002. During the same period, normalized for revenues, the company has reduced energy consumption 32 percent, hazardous-waste generation 38 percent…
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is running image-boosting ads in major U.S. newspapers, touting its work counselling cash-strapped homeowners and extending credit to small businesses. Bank of America is spending millions on a series of spots highlighting the bank's role in…
TFT to Follow Palm Oil Back to Source for Nestlé; Swiss Giant Commits to Excluding Suppliers that Destroy Forests. Greenpeace Welcomes Agreement as "Very Positive" 17 May 2010. The Forest Trust (TFT) announced today that Swiss consumer goods company Nestlé…
A green and yellow leaf is now starting to help educate customers about the environmentally oriented benefits of KODAK Products and Services, and to promote the company’s commitment to sustainability. Kodak is beginning to attach this green and yellow leaf…
Les contrats signés avec des compagnies  pour l’exploitation de pétrole sur le lac Albert entraà®nent un manque à gagner de plus de 10 milliards de dollars à l’Etat congolais, a révélé mercredi l’observatoire britannique de pétrole Platform, au cours d’un…
Wal-Mart announced plans Wednesday to donate $2 billion over five years to food banks and hunger relief organizations, one of the largest charitable efforts that the nation's largest grocer has undertaken. The Bentonville, Ark.-based chain said it will give more…
Areva extrait de l’uranium au Nord du Niger, autour des villes d’Arlit et d’Akokan, depuis 40 ans. Greenpeace a pu accéder à certaines zones d’extraction minière en novembre dernier pour prélever des échantillons de sol, d’eau et d’air. La CRIIRAD,…
NEW ORLEANS - A BP shareholder has filed suit against the corporation's top executives because of the offshore rig disaster that has led to the growing oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. Filed in federal court in New Orleans…
